Hoosegow, a slang word meaning ‘confinement in a place for people held in lawful custody’, as a jail, for example, derives from the Spanish word ‘juzgado’, tribunal or courtroom. Juzgar means to judge, from the Latin judicare.- ‘Mach’ is the number indicating the ratio of the speed of a moving object to the speed of sound.
- The black and tan-coloured Airedale, the largest of all terriers, was originally bred to hunt otters.
- The Dog Star, or Sirius A, is the brightest star in the night sky. Sirius is from an ancient Greek word for ‘scorching’ or ‘glowing’.
- A stook is a stand of cut grain sheaves arranged – after harvesting it – in a field.
